occupy vs play around

occupy and play around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occupy	No	No	Yes	No
play around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, play around is a hyponym of occupy; that is, play around is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occupy:

Other hyponyms of occupy include potter, putter, dabble, smatter.

occupy (verb)	play around (verb)
consume all of one's attention or time	commit adultery
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation	work with in an amateurish manner
require (time or space)
keep busy with
assume, as of positions or roles
live (in a certain place)
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of